Roman Catholic Diocese of Ragusa, Sicily

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Diocese of Ragusa

Dioecesis Ragusiensis
Cattedrale di San Giovanni.jpg
Location
Country Italy
Ecclesiastical province Siracusa
Statistics
Area1,029 km2 (397 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
222,756
214,913 (96.5%)
Parishes71
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established1 October 1955
CathedralCattedrale di San Giovanni
Secular priests 102 (diocesan)
27 (Religious Orders)
8 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Giuseppe La Placa
Map
Diocesi di Ragusa.png
Website
www.diocesidiragusa.it

The Diocese of Ragusa (Latin : Dioecesis Ragusiensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. It was erected in 1950. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Siracusa.

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When created on 6 May 1950 from territory drawn from the Archdiocese of Siracusa, it remained tied to that archdiocese in the person of Archbishop Ettore Baranzini, who held the title Bishop of Ragusa as well. [1] The Diocese of Ragusa was fully detached from that archdiocese on 1 October 1955. [2]

Ordinaries

Notes

  1. Cuttitta was born in Godrano in 1962. He is a Bachelor of theology. From 1990 to 1996 he was the Private Secretary of the Archbishop of Palermo, Cardinal Salvatore Pappalardo, and from 2002 to 2007 a member of the College of Consultors of the diocese of Palermo. On 28 May 2007 he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XLII. 1950. pp. 623–5, 828, 871. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XLVII. 1955. pp. 851–2, 856. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Rinunce e nomine, 07.10.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office . Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. "Biografia". Diocesi di Ragusa (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2020.


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